The Padua Franciscan Bruins will head out on the road to take on the St. Edward Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Padua Franciscan is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Padua Franciscan suffered a tough 73-53 loss at the hands of North Ridgeville. Padua Franciscan was down 59-38 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Padua Franciscan's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Riley Cervenka, who scored 12 points along with two steals, and JT Giannakopoulos who scored 11 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianni Cario, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for St. Edward, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-50 loss to Richmond Heights on Friday. St. Edward has struggled against Richmond Heights recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Padua Franciscan's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for St. Edward, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Padua Franciscan was dealt a bruising 89-55 loss at the hands of St. Edward in their previous matchup back in December of 2017. Can Padua Franciscan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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